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SAM WEISBORD, 74,

May 9, 1986

LOS ANGELES — SAM WEISBORD, 74, who started as a 17-year-old trainee at the William Morris Agency and rose to become co-chairman of the agency, the world's oldest and largest talent firm, died Wednesday of cancer. Weisbord worked at the agency for 57 years, representing such entertainers as Al Jolson, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Nancy Reagan and Frank Sinatra.